Baltimore Orioles (30-40, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (39-32, second in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Zach Eflin (6-2, 4.08 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (3-6, 3.31 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -125, Orioles +105; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles are looking to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay has a 23-20 record at home and a 39-32 record overall. The Rays have the seventh-best team ERA in baseball at 3.46.
Baltimore is 14-21 in road games and 30-40 overall. The Orioles have a 13-7 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Monday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a .319 batting average, and has 13 doubles, eight home runs, 28 walks and 39 RBIs. Yandy Diaz is 17 for 40 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 11 home runs while slugging .457. Jordan Westburg is 6 for 19 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .260 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Orioles: 6-4, .263 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Ryan O'Hearn: day-to-day (ankle), Colton Cowser: day-to-day (soreness), Jorge Mateo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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